Colour

#4C5F8C

#4C5F8C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4C5F8C is a blue with RGB values 76, 95, 140 and HSL 222°, 30%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4C5F8C#4C5F8C

HEX#4C5F8C

RGBrgb(76, 95, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.3725, 0.549

RGB percentages29.8%, 37.3%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(222.2, 29.6%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.2, 45.7%, 54.9%)

CMYK45.7%, 32.1%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,005,196

CSS custom property--colour: #4C5F8C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11614WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.32:1

Contrast with white6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#B3A073

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F638Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#485D8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#35686Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.1 Slate grey · ΔE 22 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.2 Dim grey · ΔE 28 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8C794C

Analogous#4C7F8C, #594C8C

Triadic#8C4C5F, #5F8C4C

Split complementary#8C594C, #7F8C4C

Tetradic#8C4C7F, #8C794C, #4C8C59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C5CDDF

Lighter +30%#A4B0CD

Lighter +20%#8393BB

Lighter +10%#6277AA

Darker −10%#3A496B

Darker −20%#28324A

Darker −30%#161C29

Darker −40%#040508

More saturated +25%#3154A7

Less saturated −25%#676A71

Channel breakdown

R76

G95

B140

Red76 (29.8%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue222.19°

Saturation (HSL)29.63%

Lightness42.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4C · G 5F · B 8C

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Colour values

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